[C320-list] early Congratulations

[Robert Seastream]

Hmm...and I thought turning 50 this month was something.  Apparently,  
I've been severely lapped.

Bob Seastream
Intuition # 906

On Aug 23, 2009, at 11:43 PM, Bruce Stanley wrote:

> ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
> yes we all have those thoughts ;o))))
>
> Congrats at 82 Irv !
>
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Irving Grunes <igrunes at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> At 82 I wish I were 75 again
>> Irv grunes
>> 2001 #851
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 11:08 PM, Bruce Stanley <brucestanley36 at gmail.com
>>> wrote:
>>
>>> JACK
>>> I read you load and clear,
>>> and early congrats on your 75th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>
>>> I hit the 73rd mark on the 3rd Oct!
>>>
>>> big funny figures aren't they .... but who's counting .... let's  
>>> enjoy
>>> another Scotch
>>>
>>> All the Best
>>> Bruce Stanley #1084
>>> Sydney Australia
>>> ===============================
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Jack McDonough <mcdonough5 at verizon.net
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Stephen:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the suggestion. I'm sure you're right. But I've been  
>>>> sailing
>>> for
>>>> 25 years and I'll be 75 if I live through the end of September.
>>>> The SOG on my GPS is good enough for me. I guess I'm what you'd  
>>>> call a
>>> lazy
>>>> sailor.
>>>>
>>>> It is a Raymarine unit, by the way. And I haven't the foggiest  
>>>> notion
>> of
>>>> how to calibrate it. Mostly I'm concerned about having a couple  
>>>> of good
>>>> books and a sufficient amount of scotch aboard. Sailing, for me,  
>>>> is not
>> a
>>>> competitive sport.
>>>>
>>>> I don't mean to be a smartass. I do appreciate your offer of help.
>>> Really.
>>>> Thank you.
>>>>
>>>> jack  #914
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Cox" <scox at timmin.com>
>>>> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 4:15 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Knot meter cleaning.... In water?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> ....................... And even when it's working, I don't
>>>>>> believe it. The GPS shows SOG numbers that are always one or
>>>>>> two knots higher than the knotmeter reads. (OK guys, please
>>>>>> no e-mail telling me that SOG is different, etc. etc.)
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If its consistently different allowing for current, then you  
>>>>> need to
>>>>> adjust
>>>>> the calibration. Assuming its Raymarine that's easy enough from  
>>>>> the
>>>>> display.
>>>>> (Don't know about other brands).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Stephen Cox
>>>>> Tegwen #1141
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>